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The Alpinist

Then he took it up a notchby climbing solo on the notoriousStanley Headwall. The Stanley...

Then he took it up a notch
by climbing solo on the notorious
Stanley Headwall. [MARC] The Stanley Headwall
is the centerpiece of Rockies mixed climbin'. None of the ice
is a 100% continuous. It forms in blobs, and pillars, and hangin' daggers. You have to climb steep,
overhanging rock just to get to the ice

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Then he took it up a notch by climbing solo
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on the notorious Stanley Headwall.
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[MARC] The Stanley Headwall is the centerpiece
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of Rockies mixed climbin'.
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None of the ice is a 100% continuous.
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It forms in blobs, and pillars,
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and hangin' daggers.
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You have to climb steep, overhanging rock
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just to get to the ice.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
57
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:07
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Roadside Attractions,Universal Pictures,Dogwoof,Red Bull Media House

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Movie Summary

Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure.
And so it makes for really good, engaging climbin'. - The Alpinist 00:04
And so it makes for really good, engaging climbin'.
[BARRY] There's a high degree of craftsmanship - The Alpinist 00:13
[BARRY] There's a high degree of craftsmanship
But you don't have nerves - The Alpinist 00:09
But you don't have nerves
[MARC] The difference between - The Alpinist 00:10
[MARC] The difference between
[ALEX] Honestly, I don't know if I've ever seen - The Alpinist 00:17
[ALEX] Honestly, I don't know if I've ever seen
[SOFT PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING] - The Alpinist 00:17
[SOFT PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING]
[RAPHAEL] Marc-André soloing those routes - The Alpinist 00:09
[RAPHAEL] Marc-André soloing those routes
{\an8}[MARC] I grew up near a town called Chilliwack. - The Alpinist 00:22
{\an8}[MARC] I grew up near a town called Chilliwack.
[MARC] My mom, she's definitely been a big influence on me. - The Alpinist 00:13
[MARC] My mom, she's definitely been a big influence on...
{\an8}He certainly didn't come into this world - The Alpinist 00:21
{\an8}He certainly didn't come into this world
You know, you build things out of blocks, - The Alpinist 00:07
You know, you build things out of blocks,
When it started into, like, actual first grade, - The Alpinist 00:07
When it started into, like, actual first grade,
[CHUCKLES] - The Alpinist 00:15
[CHUCKLES]
We'd, like, do some schoolwork for a little while, - The Alpinist 00:26
We'd, like, do some schoolwork for a little while,
[MARC] She wanted me to discover what I wanted to do - The Alpinist 00:15
[MARC] She wanted me to discover what I wanted to do
He was really captured by adventure, - The Alpinist 00:10
He was really captured by adventure,
I must have been like eight years old or somethin', - The Alpinist 00:08
I must have been like eight years old or somethin',
{\an8}And the ones about mountains - The Alpinist 00:17
{\an8}And the ones about mountains
{\an8}I was so inspired - The Alpinist 00:11
{\an8}I was so inspired
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] - The Alpinist 00:22
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]